Method and Apparatus for Zone Selection in Area Monitoring Devices
First Claim
1. An area monitoring device comprising:
- a set of discrete zone selection inputs configured to receive zone selection input signals;
a detection system configured to monitor an activated one of two or more configured monitoring zones, each monitoring zone associated with a different combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection input signals;
a control circuit configured to monitor the discrete zone selection inputs and activate a given one of the configured monitoring zones based on recognizing the associated combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection signals.
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Abstract
Zone selection logic in an area monitoring device increases the number of unique monitoring zone selections that can be selected using a limited number of discrete zone selection inputs, without compromising the safety critical operation of zone selection. The device monitors the logical state of each input in a set of individual inputs and recognizes each unique logical combination of zone selection inputs as a different zone selection. For example, each of two or more configured monitoring zones is associated with a different combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection input signals. Correspondingly, a control circuit within the area monitoring device is configured to monitor the discrete zone selection inputs and activate a given one of the configured monitoring zones based on recognizing the associated combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection signals.
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1. An area monitoring device comprising:
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a set of discrete zone selection inputs configured to receive zone selection input signals; a detection system configured to monitor an activated one of two or more configured monitoring zones, each monitoring zone associated with a different combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection input signals; a control circuit configured to monitor the discrete zone selection inputs and activate a given one of the configured monitoring zones based on recognizing the associated combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in an area monitoring device of activating different monitoring zones for monitoring by the area monitoring device, the method comprising:
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monitoring zone selection input signals applied to zone selection inputs of the area monitoring device; associating each of two or more configured monitoring zones with a different combinatorial zone selection pattern of asserted zone selection input signals; activating a given one of the configured monitoring zones based on recognizing that a combinatorial pattern of asserted ones of the zone selection input signals matches the associated combinatorial zone selection pattern. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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